ICU RN
Glendale, CA
American Traveler
3x12 hrs, Nights

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Nov 2, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 2

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced ICU RN for a 13-week night shift assignment requiring a CA RN license and advanced critical care certifications.

Details

• Acute care ICU/CCU unit with 12 ICU beds or 12 CCU beds
• Patient ratios of 1:1 or 1:2 depending on acuity
• Cares for patients with sepsis, CHF, COPD, and ventilator needs in ICU, and balloon pumps, post-cath, open heart, lobectomies, thrombectomies, and spinal patients in CCU (travelers excluded from open heart and balloon pump cases)
• Manages drips including cardizem, diprivan, amiodarone, dopamine, dobutamine, fentanyl, and versed
• Works with ventilated patients
• Charting completed in Cerner
• GE telemetry monitors used, with monitor techs available when census is high; RNs responsible for reading and interpreting strips
• Charge nurse present on each shift but does not carry a patient assignment
• No IV team or nurse aides on unit; RT and pharmacy support available 24/7
• All independent physicians, no in-house hospitalist or intensivist
• 12-hour night shifts (7p-7a) with every other weekend required
• All staff float between ICU, CCU, and telemetry (1:4 ratio); ER floating available with additional orientation if desired
• Unit-specific orientation consists of 2-3 shifts, with additional orientation shifts available for tele or ER floating

Requirements

• Active CA RN license required
• Minimum 2 years of ICU experience required
• BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications required
• Advanced EKG dysrhythmia course certification required
• BSN not required for this position
• Copy of driver's license required for consideration
• Two professional references required: one supervisor from within the last 12 months worked and one peer or supervisor from within the last 3 years worked, including employment dates and rehire eligibility

Additional Information

• Navy scrub color required
• Holiday coverage worked in rotation with permanent staff
• Candidates must not have been directly employed (full time, part time, or PRN) by any CommonSpirit-affiliated facility, including CHI and Dignity, within the past year; PRN employment through outside staffing firms is acceptable
• Hospital reserves the right to cancel up to 4 shifts per 13-week assignment